The equity release market grew 11% in 2025, the Equity Release Council reveals. The ERC’s Q4 report showed that total annual lending increased from £2.3bn in 2024, to £2.57bn in 2025. More than a quarter (26%) of advisers responding to the council’s latest survey say… The post Equity release market grew 11% in 2025: ERC appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
TMG Mortgage Network has promoted Amy Lister to training and development manager. Lister takes on her new role with more than 20 years of experience in the mortgage industry. She has worked across mortgage administration, adviser support, compliance, suitability checking and para-planning. Under Lister’s leadership,… The post TMG Mortgage Network promotes Lister appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Principality Commercial, the commercial arm of Principality Building Society, has announced a £20m partnership with Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited, marking its first lending agreement with an England-based housing association. Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited is the UK’s first mutual housing society, co-owned by its tenants and… The post Principality announces £20m partnership with Rochdale appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Hope Capital Property Finance has launched Dual+, a new residential bridging product designed to support deals with urgent completion deadlines. Dual+ is available at 75% loan-to-value (LTV) at 0.79%, and is aimed at borrowers requiring funding for residential purchases, refinances, capital raises and cosmetic light… The post Hope Capital launches Dual+ appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Virgin Money has announced buy-to-let (BTL) product transfer changes, with new products and rate reductions, effective tomorrow (27 January). The new products include two-, three- and five-year fixed rates with a fee of £1,495 with rates starting from 3.84%, 3.89% and 4.04% respectively. The lender… The post Virgin, Newcastle and HTB make product changes appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The mortgage network sector continued its upward trajectory in 2025, recording a net increase of 275 appointed representative (AR) firms across the top 30 networks holding mortgage permissions. This growth stands in stark contrast to the directly authorised (DA) market, which contracted by 247 firms… The post Network growth outpaces DA market for another year appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
This week’s top headlines: Mortgage Advice Bureau buys Dashly for £2.8m and the biggest January house price bounce for 25 years. Explore these and other major industry updates below: Mortgage Advice Bureau buys Dashly for £2.8m Mortgage Advice Bureau has acquired data firm Dashly… The post Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories: 19 Jan to 23 Jan appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Clydesdale Bank has confirmed reductions to its residential fixed rates with effect from 26 January. Selected core residential two year and five-year fixed rates between 65% and 95% LTV (both new to bank and product transfer) will be reduced by up to 0.45% Selected professional… The post Clydesdale reduces resi fixed rates appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The pace of mortgage lender rate cuts is slowing and this trend may continue, according to the latest Moneyfacts rate watch. Moneyfacts said the average two- and five-year fixed rates are down to 4.77% and 4.86%, falling by just 1bps each since last week. Last… The post Lender rate cutting spree slowing down, says Moneyfacts appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Gatehouse Bank has released further details of its strategic partnership with London-based, Shariah-compliant financial technology firm, Algbra. UK expats and international residents acquiring a home or investment property in England and Wales with Gatehouse Bank will be offered the chance to apply for a UK… The post Gatehouse partners with Algbra Group to help overseas buyers appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
